Frequently asked questions on Odds Comparison Futures
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Coverage
What sports are covered?
The sports coverage varies depending on configured bookmakers offering in that particular point in time. To get a list of available sports call the Sports endpoint.
What competitions are covered?
The competition coverage varies depending on configured bookmakers offering in that particular point in time. To get a list of all the competitions for a sport call the Sport Competitions endpoint.
Integration
How can I find the values for various enum data points within the API?
For the most up-to-date values, please see the Schema section of the OpenAPI specification here.
What format are date fields presented in?
When we present date only values we present these in the ISO 8601 standard format.
ex: 2013-04-03
We use these for attributes that have date and no time (such as birthdate). For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
What format are the date/time fields presented in?
All of our Date/Time attributes are in UTC, presented in the ISO 8601 standard format.
ex: 2013-04-03T18:15:00+00:00
For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
How do I locate the TTL (Time to Live)/cache on an API endpoint?
The cache (in seconds) can be accessed in the returned header information on each RESTful API call, under cache-control.
ex. cache-control: max-age=1, public, s-maxage=1 or
cache-control: public, must-revalidate, max-age=120
Odds Availability
How long are odds stored and provided?
Odds are removed from all endpoints after 24 hours of their completion. This will include competition and sport event information.
Mapping
Why would a player ID (ex. sr:player:830531) appear more than once in the Player Mappings endpoint?
sr:player:830531) appear more than once in the Player Mappings endpoint?A player may appear in multiple APIs with a separate ID unique to that API. For example, multiple ID mapping entries could occur from the American Football API to the NFL, NCAA Men’s Football, or USFL APIs.
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